Rex Goodman
Mar 24, 2017
Rex Goodman, 92, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 in his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 1, at Grace Baptist Church. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 31, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown. Memorials may be made to Grace Baptist Church....
Charles O'Dell
Mar 23, 2017
Charles Allen O’Dell, 87, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017, at his residence.Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 27, 2017, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the church. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...
James Ludwick
Mar 22, 2017
James Lee Ludwick, 80, of Decatur, IL, went home to be with Jesus, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with minister, Steve Higgs officiating. Visitation will be 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., prior to service time at the funeral home....
Marilyn Timmerman
Mar 22, 2017
Marilyn Ruth Timmerman, 78, of Oakley, IL, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 27, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation 2-5 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cross Cemetery, Oakley, IL. Memorials may be made to donor’s choice. Marilyn was born October 4,...
Doris Williams
Mar 21, 2017
Doris Williams, 94, a long time resident of Decatur, Illinois died peacefully, surrounded by family, Monday the 21st of March at St. Mary’s Hospital. Brintlinger and Earl are handling the arrangements.Born January 6, 1923 in London, Doris married Harry Williams, an American soldier serving in England, in 1944. She moved to the US in 1946. Doris worked for Venture Department...
Bernice Roper
Mar 21, 2017
Bernice A. (Fort) Roper, 84, of La Place, IL passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Heritage Health Center in Mt. Zion, IL. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, March 25 in Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur with visitation one hour prior to services at the funeral home. A memorial service for Albert and Bernice...
Ray Bass
Mar 19, 2017
Ray S. Bass III, September 30, 1943 - March, 19, 2017.Ray S. Bass III was born in Decatur, Illinois on September 30, 1943. He passed away on Sunday, March 19, in Tempe, AZ. He was the son of Ray S. Bass Jr. and Phyllis Orey Bass. Known as Skip, he was raised in Decatur and graduated from MacArthur High School....
Phillip Workman
Mar 18, 2017
Phillip Workman, 77, retired Chief of the Decatur Fire Department, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 23, 2017, at First United Methodist Church, Decatur, with visitation 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 22, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in North Fork...
James Leslie
Mar 16, 2017
James R. Leslie, 71, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL.Cremation rites will be accorded. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements.James was born May 1, 1945 in Evansville, IN, the son of James Logan and Hazel Edith (McVey) Leslie. He married Nancy Ann Blankenship on July...
Virginia Bales
Mar 14, 2017
Virginia M. Bales, 66, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at Symphony of Decatur. Per her wishes, no services will be held. Cremation rites will be accorded. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Macon County Animal Shelter or Humane Society Decatur-Macon Co.Virginia was born March 29,...
Jack Smith
Mar 12, 2017
Jack L. Smith, 93, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017, at Villa Healthcare East in Sherman, IL.Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, IL.Memorials may be made to Habitat for Humanity. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements.Jack was born February 10, 1924, in Decatur, IL,...
Cheryl Morrison
Mar 11, 2017
Cheryl Jean “Jeanie” Morrison, 59, of Hammond passed away March 11, 2017 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.In keeping with her wishes, no services will be held. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Jeanie’s honor may be directed to the American Cancer Society.Jeanie was born September 20, 1957 in...
Jeremy Thompson
Mar 8, 2017
Jeremy E. Thompson, 40, of Whitestown, Indiana, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at his residence. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 15, at First Lutheran Church, Decatur. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Jeremy’s children.Jeremy was born...
Kay Alth
Mar 3, 2017
Kay Marie (McCoy) Althoff 69, formerly of Decatur passed away March 3, 2017 at Symphony of Lincoln, Lincoln, IL. Kay was born Sept 11, 1947 in Waterloo, IA, the daughter of C Gordon Graham and June (Larson) Graham. Kay’s father died when she was two years old. Her mother later married J Arnold McCoy who adopted Kay.Kay was a 1965...
Elmer Ruple
Feb 28, 2017
Elmer M. Ruple, 69, of Decatur, died Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, March 9, at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, with Military Rites provided by the Sangamon County Inter-Veterans Burial Detail. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 PM, Wednesday, March 8, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Information on memorials...
Richard Black
Feb 27, 2017
Richard M. Black, 82, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017, at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth, IL.Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Decatur, with visitation 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., prior to service time at the church. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be...
M. Erwin
Feb 25, 2017
M. Lougene Erwin, 73, of Decatur, IL, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017, at her residence.Visitation for Lougene will be from 5-8 pm on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur; and one hour prior to the funeral service at the church on Thursday. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 2,...
Carla Dempsey
Feb 22, 2017
Carla Ann Dempsey, 71, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth, IL. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 24, in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to donor’s choice. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family with the arrangements. Carla was...
John Mclaughlin
Feb 22, 2017
John (Jack) McLaughlin, 66, of Monticello, died February 22, 2017, at his residence.Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, with visitation two hours prior to service time. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice of charities.Jack was born July 9, 1950,...
Evelyn Sowers
Feb 22, 2017
Evelyn Sowers, 83, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 25, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made...